Re: Salinger turns to the Dark Side
Thor Cameron (my_colours@hotmail.com)
Tue, 29 Jun 1999 09:18:49 -0700 (PDT)
>Jim wrote:
>In Christian belief, Good and Evil aren't two
>equally powerful but separate Gods.
Well, actually they kinda are. Not equally powerful, but definitely two
seperate gods, both possessing supernatural powers.
But the Force, my religion, and, in fact many religions believe that this is
not so, that good and evil are not seperate, but opposite sides of the same
coin.
I was trying to point out that you statement of Lucas wanting to "have his
cake and eat it, too" was misplaced. Having the Light & Dark sides of the
force be the same force, just opposite sides is a legitimate position to
take, one that millions of humans believe in.
Just because you don't subscribe to it doesn't make Lucas' "Force" an
illigitimate point of view. I was trying to illustrate that thinking of
good & bad as siamese twins is a sensible point of view because, going back
to my last post, there is nothing, nothing, nothing that is either Good or
Bad, only both depending on perspective.
I completely agree with you on all other points about SW weaknesses, but I
think the Force is probably the best damned thing about the whole SW mess.
Thor
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